Tennessee § 5-9-201 - Legislative declaration — Appropriations for advertising authorized.
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§ 5-9-201. Legislative declaration — Appropriations for advertising authorized.
Advertising the commercial, social, agricultural, industrial, scenic, recreational, historical, educational and other advantages, the points of interest and attractions within the various counties of Tennessee, and tourist promotion generally are declared to be a county purpose. The county legislative body or other governing body of each county is authorized and empowered in its discretion to appropriate moneys from the general funds of such county for the purpose of advertising the commercial, social, agricultural, industrial, scenic, recreational, historical, educational and other advantages of such county, and the points of interest and attractions therein, for tourist promotion. Acts 1941, ch. 21, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 10250.1, 10250.2 (Williams, §§ 844.1, 844.2); Acts 1968, ch. 474, § 1; 1977, ch. 55, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-906. Attorney General Opinions. Under Chapter 905 of the Public Acts of 1980, as amended by Chapter 444 of the Public Acts of 1983 and Chapter 918 of the Public Acts of 1988, a county has discretion to appropriate hotel-motel tax revenues for the purpose of promoting tourism to a Convention Visitors Bureau or to a Tourist Development Agency. OAG 18-24, 2018 Tenn. AG LEXIS 23 (6/1/2018).
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